Are doviis as vicious as some people make them out to be? My experience with the ones I have owned have proved otherwised. I mean they held their own against other cichlids like jags and red devils, but my breeding pair (male 18 inches) was absolutely mauled and killed by a 20 inch jardini. And the jar was introduced way after the dovii were established.
Jardinis once bigger, are not the thin, slender fishes they are when young.
And a 14 inch dovii I had was also killed by a similar size butti.
Buttis and jardinis are way tougher and more vicious than doviis imo. All in the attitude I guess. Besides my experience with the buttis and jar, I'll have to go with red sh.
lfs has one and its a monster-rushes up and swipes at anything near the tank. The owner is very careful where he puts his hands!
A mangrove jack I owned was also very vicious-don't think it's in the same league as sh though